Lionel Messi starts for Argentina today as their World Cup defence continues with a last-16 tie against Mohamed Salah’s Egypt. Argentina survived an almighty scare last time out, defeating Cape Verde 3-2 after extra time in one of the best games of the tournament.

Lionel Messi delivered another huge moment for Argentina by scoring the second goal in the victory over Austria at the World Cup. As Messi ran toward the corner to celebrate, he found himself face-to-face with an unexpected participant in the celebration.

Following Argentina's 3-2 comeback over Egypt, Fox Sports pundit Alexi Lalas dropped a truly head-scratching take regarding Lionel Messi.

Messi opened the scoring for Argentina in the 17th minute in their opening FIFA World Cup 2026 match. He immediately stole the spotlight with a poignant celebration. Messi was seen visibly emotional after finding the net.

Amazing doesn't even begin to describe Lionel Messi, whose two goals in Argentina's win over Austria made him the top men's or women's World Cup scorer. And he's not done yet.

Lionel Messi burst into tears after helping Argentina stay in the World Cup with a stunning come-from-behind 3-2 victory over Egypt in the Round of 16

Indian photojournalist Gitika Talukdar on documenting the emotional farewell to Lionel Messi at the 2026 Fifa World Cup

This Tuesday against Senegal, Kylian Mbappé celebrated his first goal in an unusual way. The Frenchman pretended to play a transverse flute in front of cameras from around the world. Why? Mbappé had made a promise to American host James Corden.

Lionel Messi's goal-scoring streak lived on, and he made it look easy.His hopes of a second consecutive World Cup title also